Luggage Allowance
Jul 30th 2003, 9:42 am
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Luggage Allowance
Can anyone help me. We are looking at flying one way with Singapore airlines to Melbourne and was wondering do Singapore allow the extra luggage allowance for migrants? If not which airlines do via the east
I know that via America is the best option for extra allowance but am not interested in flying via America and even more so since it was announced on the news about new terrorist threats of hijacking in the next couple of months.
Cheers
Jo
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I know that via America is the best option for extra allowance but am not interested in flying via America and even more so since it was announced on the news about new terrorist threats of hijacking in the next couple of months.
Cheers
Jo
Melbourne Bound Nov 2003
Jul 30th 2003, 9:57 am
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We fly on the 11th Aug with Singapore and we have got the double baggage allowance. You have to have an unvalidated visa to qualify.
Mike.
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Jul 30th 2003, 10:28 am
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We're flying one way to Melbourne with Emirates on the 17th September and because we don't have a visa (flying on Australian Passports) we don't qualify at all for extra luggage.
Not fair
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Not fair
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Jul 30th 2003, 10:59 am
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Originally posted by Wendy&Mike
We fly on the 11th Aug with Singapore and we have got the double baggage allowance. You have to have an unvalidated visa to qualify.
Mike.
We fly on the 11th Aug with Singapore and we have got the double baggage allowance. You have to have an unvalidated visa to qualify.
Mike.
Thanks for that we have unvalidated visa's so that's good to hear. I take it that you need to mention it to the agent prior to booking
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Jul 30th 2003, 11:17 am
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Tell the agent when you book - get them to check with the airline as well cos some will only do it if you book direct - I had this problem with Qantas, so dropped them in favour of Cathay Pacific.
The agent will probably need a copy of each person's visa to forward to the airline as well to confirm it.
The agent will probably need a copy of each person's visa to forward to the airline as well to confirm it.
Jul 30th 2003, 12:05 pm
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Originally posted by Wendy&Mike
We fly on the 11th Aug with Singapore and we have got the double baggage allowance. You have to have an unvalidated visa to qualify.
Mike.
We fly on the 11th Aug with Singapore and we have got the double baggage allowance. You have to have an unvalidated visa to qualify.
Mike.
Do you know if you have to have a one way ticket to qualify?
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Jul 30th 2003, 12:08 pm
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Originally posted by Slater
Do you know if you have to have a one way ticket to qualify?
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Do you know if you have to have a one way ticket to qualify?
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As far as I am aware, you have to have a one way ticket.
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Jul 30th 2003, 12:10 pm
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Originally posted by Wendy&Mike
As far as I am aware, you have to have a one way ticket.
Mike.
As far as I am aware, you have to have a one way ticket.
Mike.
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Jul 30th 2003, 12:58 pm
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Yes, you will have to have a one-way ticket - haven't found any airline that differs from that yet.
From memory mine is about £570 inc all taxes, LHR - HKG - BNE with Cathay, I'm not going to late October so its probably quite high in comparison with what you'd get at present. It wasn't the cheapest, but I'm choosy about my airlines, esp on long-haul.
Booked it through Austravel, but you'll have to ring them, to tell them its for migration, don't do it throught he website
And before the next question.... its 08701 662 160
From memory mine is about £570 inc all taxes, LHR - HKG - BNE with Cathay, I'm not going to late October so its probably quite high in comparison with what you'd get at present. It wasn't the cheapest, but I'm choosy about my airlines, esp on long-haul.
Booked it through Austravel, but you'll have to ring them, to tell them its for migration, don't do it throught he website
And before the next question.... its 08701 662 160
Jul 30th 2003, 1:11 pm
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Originally posted by Pollyana
Yes, you will have to have a one-way ticket - haven't found any airline that differs from that yet.
From memory mine is about £570 inc all taxes, LHR - HKG - BNE with Cathay, I'm not going to late October so its probably quite high in comparison with what you'd get at present. It wasn't the cheapest, but I'm choosy about my airlines, esp on long-haul.
Booked it through Austravel, but you'll have to ring them, to tell them its for migration, don't do it throught he website
And before the next question.... its 08701 662 160
Yes, you will have to have a one-way ticket - haven't found any airline that differs from that yet.
From memory mine is about £570 inc all taxes, LHR - HKG - BNE with Cathay, I'm not going to late October so its probably quite high in comparison with what you'd get at present. It wasn't the cheapest, but I'm choosy about my airlines, esp on long-haul.
Booked it through Austravel, but you'll have to ring them, to tell them its for migration, don't do it throught he website
And before the next question.... its 08701 662 160
On the surface this looks like a good website, it has been recommended for reasonable airfares to Oz.
http://www.leestravel.com/
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Jul 30th 2003, 1:18 pm
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Originally posted by Slater
Unfortunately my mum is terminally ill, I expect to return to the UK within a year, so it probably would make sense for me to book a return flight. I suppose the other 5 in our family will get double baggage allowance one way.
On the surface this looks like a good website, it has been recommended for reasonable airfares to Oz.
http://www.leestravel.com/
Slater
Unfortunately my mum is terminally ill, I expect to return to the UK within a year, so it probably would make sense for me to book a return flight. I suppose the other 5 in our family will get double baggage allowance one way.
On the surface this looks like a good website, it has been recommended for reasonable airfares to Oz.
http://www.leestravel.com/
Slater
Guys....i booked our flights 2 weeks ago with singapore....2 singles.
My wife is any aussie, so would'nt qualify for the baggage, but i ama brit, with an unvalidated visa....do i qualify for the extra baggage? Do i need to phone my agent to let them know before i fly?
Cheers
Pete.
(btw....i paid 470 each inc taxes, no stopovers)
Jul 30th 2003, 1:29 pm
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Pete,
Yes you must tell them or you won't get it! Either ring the agent or the airline, pref the airline, then when you get the ticket it should say 40kg instead of 20 - otherwise you will get to the airport and be faced with a huge bill.
Yes you must tell them or you won't get it! Either ring the agent or the airline, pref the airline, then when you get the ticket it should say 40kg instead of 20 - otherwise you will get to the airport and be faced with a huge bill.
Jul 30th 2003, 1:44 pm
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Originally posted by Pollyana
otherwise you will get to the airport and be faced with a huge bill.
otherwise you will get to the airport and be faced with a huge bill.
Desperatly trying to find the number and ticket reference right now !!
Cheers
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Jul 30th 2003, 1:47 pm
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Hope you find it......somewhere a few months ago there was a post on here from a family who got to check-in and then found out they couldn't have the extra.......large amount of unpacking and throwing stuff away at the airport from what I remember. Certainly scared me enough to hassle Austravel about mine!:lecture:
Jul 30th 2003, 3:20 pm
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Re: Luggage Allowance
[QUOTE]Originally posted by joh117
Can anyone help me. We are looking at flying one way with Singapore airlines to Melbourne and was wondering do Singapore allow the extra luggage allowance for migrants? If not which airlines do via the east
When we got to the airport we had arranged for my husband to get the extra allowance but they let me and my daughter have more allowance as we only had a one way ticket and I told them that even though I had an Australian passport I had never been before and I was emmigrating! They let us have 30k instead of the normal 20k
Can anyone help me. We are looking at flying one way with Singapore airlines to Melbourne and was wondering do Singapore allow the extra luggage allowance for migrants? If not which airlines do via the east
When we got to the airport we had arranged for my husband to get the extra allowance but they let me and my daughter have more allowance as we only had a one way ticket and I told them that even though I had an Australian passport I had never been before and I was emmigrating! They let us have 30k instead of the normal 20k